Yaka people
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The Yaka are an African ethnic group found in southwest Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the Angola border to their west. They number about 300,000 and are related to the Suku people. They live
A Yaka people's mask at the Brooklyn Museum.
Portrait of a Yaka in the former French Congo, photographed between 1896 and 1910 by French colonial officer and photographer Jean‑François Audema.
A Yaka headrest
A Yaka headrest
Kwango River
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The Cuango or Kwango is a transboundary river of Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the largest left bank tributary of the Kasai River in the Congo River basin. It flows through Malanje in
Yaka people
…the Angola border to their west. They number about 300,000 and are related to the Suku people. They live in the forest and savanna region between the Kwango River and the Wamba River. They speak the Yaka language. The Yaka people are a matrilineal society that includes patrilineal lineage as family name. Their…
Tazua Falls on Kwango River in Angola